LudoScience

Classify and rate games (Broacasting our studies)

The aim of this presentation is to explain the social constructs and subjective perceptions associated with games. This necessarily leads to limitations in classifying games, whether at artifact or player level. In this way, we can understand why classification by Gameplay Brick (artifacts) or via the ESAR system (players) are unable to categorize games. To demonstrate this, an activity was proposed during the conference: ask participants to play games and come up with skills that could be assoc [...]

Keywords : Game, Play, Taxinomy, Evaluation, Classification, Subjectivity, Social construct, ESAR

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This conference was held in St Quentin (France) and is part of a series of events intended to question editorial productions addressing the issue of gender. The intervention took the form of a guided tour of the exhibition “Do video games escape the question of gender?” available here. TV report on the event

Keywords : Gender, Video game, History

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Serious games and design thinking: a possible combinaison? (Broacasting our studies)

This chapter presents two socio-technical systems that combine the use of serious games, especially digital ones, with design thinking. The aim of this approach is to test whether such a combination is possible. To this end, we conduct a comparative study of two serious games in which we were involved. Through a reflexive approach and by mobilizing surveys and field studies, the approach is not only feasible, but also allows for a good complementarity between game phases and design thinking. How [...]

Keywords : Serious games, Serious Play, Design Thinking, Edutainment, Video games, Activities, Game Design

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Summary of 7 workshops dedicated to edutainment for children: - Les petits explorateurs à la découverte du monde du jeu (municipal toy library)- Games and their detour (Cédric d'Angelo)- Learning through play: the world of cycle 1 (Ligue de l'enseignement)- Create your own educational board game with your child (Ligue de l'enseignement)- Make your own play materials (Réseau Canopé)- Play with images to understand them better: the Ludographe (Réseau [...]

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Publication of the book "Serious Game, un "carcan ludique" ? Jeux vidéo, Travail et Instrumentalisations" (Blog post)

In this book, Julian Alvarez studies the phenomenon of work's gamification, providing readers with the keys to navigating a world steeped in video game culture. He goes even further by opening up a reflection on the constraints opposed to the freedom to play.Thibault Brunet's photography, which questions our relationship to virtuality, accompanies and brings light to this research. Available on éditions Loco    

Keywords : Book, Serious Game, Serious Gaming, Gamification, Work

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Immersive Learning : Retour d'expériences & analyses critiques des modèles évaluatifs (Broacasting our studies)

PRE-PROGRAMME9H30 OuvertureINTRODUCTION : par Florent Laroche, Vice-Président Formation continue, Nantes Université9H40 Lancement officiel de NEXUS – projet Lauréat DEFFINUM : quels enjeux éducatifs pour l’ESR et la formation dans les territoires ?Annonce du projet NEXUS, lauréat de l'appel à projet national DEFFINUM par Nicolas Dupain - France Immersive Learning, Julien Casarin, Head of XR INETUM, Nantes Université et leurs parte [...]

Keywords : Ludopedagogy, Edutainment, Mediation, Interpretative gaps, Serious game

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Educational games, ethics and responsible development (Broacasting our studies)

Lecture given as part of FIJLoC (Festival International du Jeu et Loisirs des Caraïbes). This conference addresses the issues surrounding the video game industry on an international level, as well as questions surrounding the Soft Power operated via video games. Link to the video  

Keywords : Soft Power, Video game industry, Ethics, Editions

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Introduction to edutainment (Broacasting our studies)

Lecture given as part of the FIJLoC (Festival International du Jeu et Loisirs des Caraïbes). This conference offers an introduction to edutainment. Link to the movie

Keywords : Edutainment, Game, Video game, Play, Serious Game, Serious Play, Pedagogy

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Player Personality Profile Grid (PPP Grid) (Broacasting our studies)

The purpose of this article is to propose a model to help trainers assess the player profiles they are likely to encounter among their learners. The goal is to maximize the chances of making an edutainment session as effective as possible. This approach resulted in a first iteration of a model. This model was built and derived based on statistical analysis of 1,126 individuals who completed a questionnaire about their communication personality, age, gamer profile, and weekly play time. Using thi [...]

Keywords : Profiles, Players, Personnality, Learners, DiSC Model, Bartle's Typology

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